Bun cha is a Vietnamese dish of grilled pork and noodles thought to have originated in Hanoi, served as grilled fatty pork over a plate of white rice noodles and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce. It was described in 1959 by the Vietnamese food writer Vu Bang, who described Hanoi as a town transfixed by bun cha, and Hanoi's first bun cha restaurant opened on Gia Ngu street in the city's Old Quarter.
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Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account Origin Period, To (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountFood writer Vu Bang described Hanoi in 1959 as a town transfixed by bun cha, the earliest documented point by which the dish was already an established Hanoi institution; this marks a late bound on the origin period, not the true beginning. Open Questions
Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountThe true origin is unknown. One unverified account holds it was created by a grill master in Hanoi in the late 19th or early 20th century; 1880 opens the range that account implies, not a documented date. Classification
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is a Vietnamese dish of grilled pork and noodles, which is thought to have originated from Hanoi, Vietnam.
Description and origins section
The origin of the dish is unknown, but one story is that it was created by a grill master in the late 19th or early 20th century in Hanoi.
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The dish was described in 1959 by Vietnamese food writer Vũ Bằng (1913-1984), who described Hanoi as a town "transfixed by bún chả".
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Bun cha is a Vietnamese dish of grilled pork and noodles thought to have originated in Hanoi, served as grilled fatty pork over a plate of white rice noodles and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce.
Uses Ingredient: Pork, lead section, ingredients clause
Bún chả is served with grilled fatty pork (chả) over a plate of white rice noodles (bún) and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce.
Uses Ingredient: Rice Vermicelli, lead section, ingredients clause
Bún chả is served with grilled fatty pork (chả) over a plate of white rice noodles (bún) and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce.
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